Team Lead - Project Management Services

Government of Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Northern living allowance

Pension plan

Relocation assistance

Health/dental benefits

Job summary

Government of the Northwest Territories seeks a Team Lead – Project Management Services in Yellowknife to lead the PM practice and deliver technology-enabled business projects across the GNWT. You will provide project leadership, establish consistent PM practices, and ensure successful delivery within scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk.

Reporting to the Manager of Solution Services, you will guide experienced PMs, manage complex initiatives and vendor relationships, and help ensure

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business, or related field with 3 years of relevant experience and 1 year in a senior PM role delivering complex technology projects.
• Equivalent combinations: college/university diploma with 5 years of experience and 3 years in a senior PM role.
• Other education/experience combinations may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of project management services and guide PM methodologies, tools, and practices.
• Plan and oversee complex technology-enabled projects with significant impact.
• Apply predictive, iterative, or agile approaches based on initiative needs.
• Monitor scope, schedules, budgets, risks, quality, and change controls.
• Oversee contracts and vendor performance, changes, and compliance.
• Supervise PM staff through coaching, performance reviews and development.

Skills

Project leadership

Vendor management

Team leadership

Agile methodologies

Education

Undergrad degree in CS/MIS/Business

College diploma in related field

Job description

Please note: The application deadline for this position is October 21 at 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST).

The Government of the Northwest Territories is seeking a Team Lead – Project Management Services to join Information Systems Shared Services within the Department of Finance in Yellowknife.

This role leads the project management practice responsible for delivering technology-enabled business projects across the GNWT. You will provide project leadership, establish consistent project management practices and support the successful delivery of complex initiatives with significant organizational impact.

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager of Solution Services, you will lead a team of experienced project managers delivering information systems and technology-enabled projects for GNWT departments. You will provide expert project management guidance, oversee complex projects and vendor relationships, and help ensure projects are delivered within agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of project management services and provide guidance on project management methodologies, tools and practices.
• Plan and oversee complex technology-enabled projects with significant business, financial or organizational impacts.
• Apply predictive, iterative or agile project approaches based on the needs and complexity of each initiative.
• Monitor project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, quality and change to support successful delivery.
• Oversee contracts and third-party vendors, including performance, compliance and changes to contractual requirements.
• Supervise and support project management staff through work allocation, coaching, performance monitoring and team development.

Qualifications

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

• An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business, or a related field, combined with three years of relevant and progressive experience, including one year in a senior project management role delivering complex technology-enabled projects.
• An equivalency may include a college or university diploma in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business, or a related field, combined with five years of relevant and progressive experience, including three years in a senior project management role delivering complex technology-enabled projects.
• Other equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Learn More

The GNWT offers a competitive salary, an annual northern living allowance, a generous defined benefit pension plan, and health/dental benefits in addition to relocation assistance. To learn more about living and working in the Northwest Territories, visit: